AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSOS) IN THE FORMULATION OF NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSOS) IN THE PREPARATION AND AUTHORIZATION PROCESS OF THE ANNUAL NATIONAL BUDGET, PROVIDING EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSOS) IN THE PREPARATION AND AUTHORIZATION PROCESS OF THE ANNUAL NATIONAL BUDGET, PROVIDING EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING GRASSROOTS PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN THE PLANNING AND IDENTIFICATION OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING GRASSROOTS PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN THE PLANNING AND IDENTIFICATION OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSOS) IN THE FORMULATION OF NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSOS) IN THE PREPARATION AND AUTHORIZATION PROCESS OF THE ANNUAL NATIONAL BUDGET, PROVIDING EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT CREATING A SYSTEM OF PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PEOPLE'S COUNCIL IN EVERY LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS

AN ACT CREATING A SYSTEM OF PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PEOPLE'S COUNCIL IN EVERY LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT APPROACH AS A NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND SOCIAL PROTECTION, MANDATING ALL NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THEIR ATTACHED AGENCIES, OFFICES AND BUREAUS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTRUMENTALITIES TO IMPLEMENT THEIR COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, AND PROJECTS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

RESOLUTION URGING HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE TO INCLUDE BOTTOM-UP BUDGETING (BUB) ALLOTMENTS IN THE PROPOSED 2017, AND SUBSEQUENT, GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACTS (GAA) FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING CITIZENS PARTICIPATION IN THE BUDGETING PROCESS AND STRENGTHENING THE INSTITUTIONS AND PRACTICES OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE, THUS LAYING A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR FEDERALISM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON WHETHER THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD) SHOULD HAVE THE PRIMARY ROLE IN ACCREDITING CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSOS) IN GENERAL, AND PERFORMING AND CREATIVE ARTS GROUPS IN PARTICULAR, AS WELL AS THE PROVISIONS, RULES, AND GUIDELINES GOVERNING ACCREDITATION, FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMING WHICH CSOS CAN BE QUALIFIED TO BE RECIPIENTS, BENEFICIARIES, OR IMPLEMENTING ENTITIES OF GOVERNMENT OR PUBLIC FUNDS